evaluating fat and muscle in livestock developed by: celina johnson university of florida
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Why is it Important to Evaluate Fat and Muscle?
• Meat Animals - we sell muscle• All gender classes - important
– Intact males, market animals and replacement females.
Johnson, 1997
Growth Curve
Time
Wt.1
2
3 4
1. Prenatal2. Rapid Growth3. Fat deposit begins4. Fat
puberty
market
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Effects of Sex
Female usually deposits fat earlier than castrates or intact males.
Cattle: Heifers market at lighter wts.
Exception: Swine
boar gilt barrow
lean fatJohnson, 1997
Effects of Frame Size
Small Framed animals:
Greater deposit of fat at lighter weights
At the same body composition, small animals will be lighter.
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At Equal Body Composition:
Weights: Lg > Med > SmallEfficiency: Equal, same point on
growth curve
At Equal Weight:
Efficiency: Lg > Med > Smallwhy? Composition
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Effects of Frame SizeEffects of Frame SizeAge InfluencesAge Influences
Wei
gh
t
Age
Large
Medium
Small
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Wei
gh
t
Age
Effects of Frame SizeEffects of Frame SizeWeight InfluencesWeight Influences
Large
Medium
Small
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Fat Deposition Sites
• Brisket (cattle), Jowl (hogs), Breast (lambs)
• Ribs • Loin Edge • Twist Area • Flank• Tailhead area
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Muscle Evaluation Sites
• Hindquarter (round - cattle; leg - lamb; ham - hog)
• Stifle • Forearm• Over Top - loin and rump• Width of Base
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Body Shapes
Desirable Undesirable
The widest part of the animal should be at the stifle, indicating lean, not
fat
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